Trafficked and Trapped: Part 2
ANCHORAGE - The abuse that young girls trafficked into the sex trade suffer causes severe, long-term damage on several fronts. “The mental abuse, the emotional abuse, the physical abuse, it changes...
View ArticleNorth Pole man charged with child sexual abuse
ANCHORAGE – A 75-year-old North Pole man was arrested Friday for multiple charges of child sex abuse, Alaska State Troopers said. According to trooper dispatch, Warren Tanner faces six counts of...
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Man critically injured after shooting at local VFW
ANCHORAGE – A man was taken to an area hospital with severe injuries after a shooting outside a local VFW post early Sunday, authorities said. Around 2:45 a.m., Anchorage police received a call that...
View ArticleNational Guard investigates sexual misconduct within ranks
ANCHORAGE – The Alaska National Guard confirms it’s investigating numerous cases of sexual misconduct within its ranks. While the Guard declined to provide specifics on individual cases, officials...
View Article2 injured in Fairbanks apartment shooting
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – An apparent exchange of gunfire left two men critically wounded at an apartment complex in Fairbanks. The city mayor’s office says two armed men at about 2 a.m. Tuesday entered...
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Informant helps police nab drug suppliers
ANCHORAGE – With the help of an informant, Anchorage police arrested two drug suppliers in West Anchorage. On Feb. 20, undercover police discovered a man with heroin and methamphetamine, according to...
View ArticlePolice search for robbery, assault suspects
ANCHORAGE – Anchorage police said a man received minor injuries and lost his wallet in an armed robbery Wednesday evening. According to a statement from the Anchorage Police Department, dispatchers...
View ArticleWasilla man charged with advertising, distributing child porn
ANCHORAGE – A 33-year-old Matanuska Valley resident has been indicted in two counts of child sexual exploitation, prosecutors said. In a written statement released Monday, the U.S. district attorney’s...
View ArticleQuinhagak resident charged with woman’s murder
ANCHORAGE – A Quinhagak man was charged with murder Monday in connection with the death of 25-year-old Lisa Johnson. Johnson’s body was discovered Feb. 3 off of a trail near the end of a new runway in...
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Former JBER soldier charged with murder
Photo courtesy Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ANCHORAGE - A former Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier has been accused of murdering two civilians during the Iraq War. Military investigators say...
View ArticleAnchorage man convicted of sexually assaulting daughter
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was found guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting his adult daughter. A jury also found the man guilty of incest, according to a statement from the state Department of Law....
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Authorities seek bank robbery suspect
Photo courtesy FBI Photo courtesy FBI Photo courtesy FBI ANCHORAGE – The FBI and Anchorage police are trying to track down a bank robbery suspect. Around 5 p.m. on Feb. 25, the Credit Union 1 branch...
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Man stabbed in Fairview
ANCHORAGE – A man was stabbed in Fairview Thursday night, police say. Someone stabbed the man multiple times in the arm near Gambell Street and 12th Avenue around 9 p.m., police said. Medics rushed...
View ArticleMan arrested following Springhill Suites assault
ANCHORAGE – A man has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted a hotel security guard, fracturing his face in multiple places, authorities said. Around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, a woman called police who...
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Anchorage woman sentenced for sexual assault
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage woman was sentenced to six years in prison, with two years suspended, Friday for the sexual assault of a U.S. Air Force airman in August 2012. Lagina Griffiths, 41, pled...
View ArticleMen are victims too
ANCHORAGE - An Anchorage woman was sentenced to six years in prison, with two years suspended, Friday for the sexual assault of an U.S. Air Force airman in August 2012. Lagina Griffiths, 41, pled...
View ArticleWarrant issued for suspect in Ketchikan drug case
KETCHIKAN, Alaska – Police in Ketchikan say they want to arrest a Washington state man suspected of arranging to transport drugs to the city. The Ketchikan Daily News reports a $100,000 arrest warrant...
View ArticleShots fired at Palmer home, woman wounded
PALMER- Multiple shots hit a house in Palmer injuring a woman inside. A 69-year-old woman was shot after someone fired shots at a house Friday night in Palmer, according to Alaska State Troopers. The...
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Local credit union robbed
ANCHORAGE – A credit union was robbed Saturday, authorities said, marking the second bank robbed in a week. According to witnesses, a man entered the Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, located on the...
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Man indicted for suspected assault at church
Photo courtesy APD ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A grand jury has indicted a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl at a church in northeast Anchorage. Prosecutors say the grand jury...
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